{"title":"Beyond the Challenges: Exploring the Influence of Travel Constraints on Family Travel Dynamics With Young Children","authors":"Saerom Wang, Tae-Hwan Yoon","doi":"10.1002/jtr.70009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>Family travel, especially with young children, represents a burgeoning segment in the global tourism industry, offering unparalleled opportunities for familial bonding and personal growth. However, this form of travel presents distinct challenges, predominantly stemming from perceived travel constraints. This study delves into the complex interplay between these constraints and their psychological impacts, specifically focusing on how they foster learned helplessness, shape travel attitudes, and drive travel avoidance and intentions. By examining four dimensions of perceived travel constraints—interpersonal, interactional, intrinsic, and structural—the research highlights the critical role of internal psychological factors, such as emotional stress and interactional dynamics, in intensifying learned helplessness. Furthermore, the study identifies that interactional constraints significantly dampen travel attitudes, while learned helplessness intensifies travel avoidance. Ultimately, the findings underscore the need for strategic interventions to mitigate these barriers, thereby enhancing the inclusivity and enriching potential of family travel experiences.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":51375,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Tourism Research","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Tourism Research","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jtr.70009","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Family travel, especially with young children, represents a burgeoning segment in the global tourism industry, offering unparalleled opportunities for familial bonding and personal growth. However, this form of travel presents distinct challenges, predominantly stemming from perceived travel constraints. This study delves into the complex interplay between these constraints and their psychological impacts, specifically focusing on how they foster learned helplessness, shape travel attitudes, and drive travel avoidance and intentions. By examining four dimensions of perceived travel constraints—interpersonal, interactional, intrinsic, and structural—the research highlights the critical role of internal psychological factors, such as emotional stress and interactional dynamics, in intensifying learned helplessness. Furthermore, the study identifies that interactional constraints significantly dampen travel attitudes, while learned helplessness intensifies travel avoidance. Ultimately, the findings underscore the need for strategic interventions to mitigate these barriers, thereby enhancing the inclusivity and enriching potential of family travel experiences.
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International Journal of Tourism Research promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. IJTR continues to add a vibrant and exciting channel for those interested in tourism and hospitality research developments. The scope of the journal is international and welcomes research that makes original contributions to theories and methodologies. It continues to publish high quality research papers in any area of tourism, including empirical papers on tourism issues. The journal welcomes submissions based upon both primary research and reviews including papers in areas that may not directly be tourism based but concern a topic that is of interest to researchers in the field of tourism, such as economics, marketing, sociology and statistics. All papers are subject to strict double-blind (or triple-blind) peer review by the international research community.